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Tuberculosis-Associated Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome – An Extempore Game of Bursting Firecrackers with Defense Arsenals

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The lethal combination involving TB and HIV, known as 'syndemic’ diseases synergistically act upon one another to magnify the disease burden. Individuals on ART are at risk of developing TB-associated immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (TB-IRIS). The underlying inflammatory complication includes the rapid restoration of immune responses following ART eventually leading to exaggerated inflammatory responses to MTB antigens. TB-IRIS continues to be a cause of morbidity and mortality among HIV/TB coinfected patients initiating ART, and although significant quantum of knowledge has been acquired on the pathogenesis of IRIS, the underlying pathomechanisms and identification of a sensitive and specific diagnostic markers still remain a grey area of investigation. Here, we reviewed the latest research developments in IRIS immunopathogenesis, and outlined the modalities to prevent and manage strategies for better clinical and diagnostic outcomes for IRIS.
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Subject: Medicine and Pharmacology  -   Pathology and Pathobiology

Introduction

Tuberculosis (TB) continues to be the most prevalent cause of morbidity and mortality among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWH).[1,2,3] The lethal combination of TB and HIV is known as ‘syndemic’ referring to diseases acting synergistically thereby amplifying the disease burden.[4,5] About one-quarter of the world population is estimated to have latent TB infection.[6] While only 10% of HIV-negative people have the chance of progressing to active TB, PLWH are 18 times more likely to develop active disease.[6,7] Coinfection with HIV can also increase the transmission of TB by disruption of the granulomatous lesions containing the Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) bacilli.[8] Furthermore, through various cellular mechanisms, TB infection, in most cases, impact the disease progression of HIV by augmenting replication and expansion of reservoir sites.[5,9]
Wider access to anti-retroviral therapy (ART) has been pivotal in the fight against HIV and TB syndemic in regions highly hit by these infections. The ART roll-out has been reported to lower the risk of acquiring TB by about 58-80% and lower the TB mortality among PLWH.[10] However, on the downside, the PLWH starting on ART are at risk of developing TB-associated immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (TB-IRIS).[11,12,13,14,15] The immunological mechanism underlying this acute inflammatory complication includes the rapid restoration of immune responses following ART eventually leading to exaggerated inflammatory responses to MTB antigens.[11]
Studies have demonstrated higher incidence of TB-IRIS among PLWH with low CD4 count at baseline.[11,16,17,18,19,20] Before WHO came out with the “Test and Treat” policy in 2005, the median CD4 counts at the time of ART initiation in African and Asian countries have always been lower.[21,22,23,24,25,26] Though all PLWH in India are eligible to start ART based on the “Test and Treat” policy introduced in 2017, only about 49% of Indian PLWH are estimated to be on ART.[26] Cohort studies from LMIC including India and African countries have reported high incidence rates of TB-IRIS as high as 19 to 57%. [11,17,27,28]

TB-IRIS: Types and definitions

Though there are reported incidences of various opportunistic viral, fungal and parasitic infections associated with IRIS, tuberculosis being the most common opportunistic infections remains the most common form of IRIS.[29,30] Shortly after the initiation of ART, some PLWH with active TB present with strong immune activation resulting in new or recurrent TB symptoms referred to as paradoxical TB-IRIS.[11,31] Paradoxical TB-IRIS usually develops during the first 4 weeks of ART and generally give rise to elevation of TB symptoms such as new infiltrate, serous effusions, worsening of existing lesions, and soft tissue abscesses.[32] This complicates the therapeutic management of HIV-associated TB in about 18% of cases, thereby causing substantial morbidity with about 25% requiring hospitalization.[11,33] The other form of IRIS, i.e., the unmasking TB-IRIS, is a subcategory of ART-associated TB observed in patients with undiagnosed or subclinical TB before initiation of ART. Unmasking TB-IRIS refers to the scenario wherein a subclinical TB infection remains undiagnosed until ART-induced immune reconstitution elicits an exaggerated presentation of the disease.[34,35] Unmasking TB-IRIS usually occurs within three months of starting ART with high levels of clinical manifestations including lymphadenitis, abscess, and respiratory failure.[36] (please see Figure 1)
Since there are no concrete laboratory-based biomarkers to confirm paradoxical TB-IRIS, the diagnosis is done mostly based on characteristic clinical presentations. While the AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG) definition and the International Maternal Pediatric Adolescent AIDS Clinical Trials (IMPAACT) trial definition are employed in research settings, the International Network for the Study of HIV-associated IRIS (INSHI) consensus case definition is well validated and commonly used by researchers and clinicians to diagnose TB-IRIS.[12,37] This case definition requires a TB diagnosis with an initial adverse response to treatment, characteristic clinical symptoms and exclusion of alternative causes for clinical deterioration including drug resistance, non-adherence, drug toxicity, and other new opportunistic infection.[38,39] At least one of the following major and two of the minor symptoms confirm the diagnosis of paradoxical TB-IRIS. The major symptoms include; i) new or enlarging lymph nodes, cold abscess, or other focal tissue involvement, ii) new or worsening radiological features of TB, iii) new or worsening central nervous system TB and iv) new or worsening serositis. The minor symptoms include; i) new or worsening constitutional symptoms, ii) new or worsening respiratory symptoms, iii) new or worsening abdominal pain and peritonitis, or hepatomegaly, splenomegaly, or abdominal adenopathy.[11] A recent prospective trial evaluating the diagnostic accuracy of INSHI case definition in identifying paradoxical TB-IRIS revealed a sensitivity of 0.77 and a specificity of 0.86. Interestingly, the sensitivity and specificity rose to 0.89 and 0.88, respectively, when the minor INSHI criteria were replaced with objective measures such as elevation of C-reactive protein (CRP) levels and fever.[40] While the case definition for paradoxical TB-IRIS is extensively defined, validated and widely used, the definition of unmasking TB-IRIS remains uncertain due to hazy delineation of the necessary inflammatory components. [36]

Incidence and risk factors

Studies from Africa and India have documented rates of incidence of paradoxical TB-IRIS among the adult population of PLWH ranging from 7 to 57% with higher incidence among those with low CD4 T cell counts.[14,17,27] An incidence of 6.7% was found in a prospective cohort study of South African children starting ART while receiving TB therapy, suggesting a significantly lower burden of paradoxical TB-IRIS.[41] Numerous studies including randomized clinical trials have highlighted the association of low baseline CD4 T cell counts, high viral load at the time of initiation of ART, a shorter interval between TB treatment and ART initiation, and high mycobacterial burden with the increased risk of paradoxical TB-IRIS.[14,33,35,42] Findings from a randomized clinical trial showed that the paradoxical TB-IRIS was more frequent among PLWH with early ART initiation than those initiating later.[43]
Unmasking TB-IRIS is observed in about 1 to 4% of patients starting ART.[12,44,45] However, owing to the unclear knowledge and definition, and lack of confirmatory biomarkers, diagnosis of unmasking TB-IRIS remains a challenge and differentiation of unmasking TB-IRIS from the presentation of non-IRIS TB following ART is difficult.[12] As observed in paradoxical TB-IRIS, the risk factors for unmasking TB-IRIS also include low baseline CD4 T cell counts and high viral load. Diagnosing TB in HIV itself being challenging further complicates the diagnosis of unmasking TB-IRIS.[46] Patients suspected for TB that have not started any TB therapy are at increased risk for developing unmasking TB-IRIS.[47] Lymphadenopathy on chest radiograph, anaemia, elevated levels of CRP and weight loss are some of the risk factors associated with the development of unmasking TB-IRIS.[44]

Challenges in predicting and/or diagnosing TB-IRIS

Detection of TB-lipoarabinomannan (LAM), a TB cell wall glycoprotein, in urine specimens is a helpful in risk-stratification in resource-limited settings since LAM antigen positivity correlates with disseminated TB and low CD4 T cell counts. Studies have demonstrated a positive association between pre-ART LAM positivity with TB-IRIS.[48,49] Various studies have evaluated the potential role of various inflammatory cytokines and acute-phase reactants as biomarkers of TB-IRIS and the findings, though encouraging, are not concrete enough to be considered clinically useful at the moment. Elevated levels of CRP, IL-6, IL-18, IP-10,IL-33, IFN-γ, and sCD14 individually or in combination have been investigated extensively as predictors for paradoxical TB-IRIS.[15,50,51,52,53,54] A prospective observational study from Botswana evaluated 26 plasma biomarkers in baseline specimens and revealed an association between TB-IRIS and lower growth factors such as IL-3, Th1 cytokine responses and low levels of IL-17.[16] A study that investigated the role of IFN-γ release assays in response to mycobacterial antigens as a diagnostic marker for TB-IRIS did not reveal any significant differences between those who developed TB-IRIS and those who did not.[55] A recent study suggests that CD4 T-cell activation markers can help predict TB-IRIS and a combination of CD4 and CD8 T-cell markers can be good in diagnosing TB-IRIS.[56]
Due to the ambiguous progression of the presenting symptoms, and the possibility of multiple opportunistic infections getting unmasked in the same patient thereby complicating the matter, diagnosing unmasking TB-IRIS presents a greater challenge than paradoxical TB-IRIS.[12,57] An UK-based study has demonstrated an association between elevated levels of CRP in patients and unmasking TB-IRIS.[44] Another study on a cohort of PLWH from South Africa revealed a significantly higher natural killer (NK) cell activation status and elevated serum levels of CRP and IL-8.[58]

Newer host genetic markers to predict TB-IRIS

A study suggesting the role of genetics in the development of TB-IRIS as evaluated by the single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) in inflammatory and other immune-related genes. Polymorphisms in IL-18, and TNF genes were associated with the risk of developing TB-IRIS.[59] Evaluation of the role of leukotriene A4 hydroxylase (LTA4H) polymorphism in TB-IRIS revealed an increased incidence of IRIS among the mutant LTA4H genotypes.[60] A recent study from Brazil has demonstrated the association of an increased risk for IRIS onset with carriage of HLA-B*41 allele and KIR2DS1+HLA-C2 pair.[61] The same group from Brazil investigated the relationship between the SNPs of inflammasome genes with the onset of TB-IRIS. The study findings reveal the association of a higher risk of IRIS with the CT genotype or carrier allele T in the AIM2 gene, thereby confirming the involvement of polymorphisms in genes belonging to the innate immunity in the onset of TB-IRIS.[54] A recently study evaluated several blood transcriptomic TB signatures as tools to predict TB-IRIS before starting ART and diagnosis of IRIS among a HIV-infected pediatric cohort initiating ART and they demonstrated a modest but significant prognostic and diagnostic profiles.[62] In a pilot metabolomic study of TB-IRIS, Silva et al. found that pathways involving the participation of arachidonic acid, linoleic acid, and glycerophospholipid metabolism are relevant markers in patients who are at increased risk of developing TB-IRIS.[63]

Immunopathogenesis of paradoxical TB-IRIS

Deranged functional restoration of cellular immune responses

Considering the important role played by the adaptive immune system in the defence against both HIV and TB, functional reconstitution of adaptive immunity in HIV/TB coinfected population due to the reversal of the state of immunosuppression in the presence of microbial antigen is expected and serves a beneficial role in the defense in most individuals .[3]
Several studies have demonstrated the increase in antigen-specific CD4 and CD8 T-cells in IRIS patients when compared to a non-IRIS control group.[64,65] Elevated levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines and chemokines play a major role in orchestrating exaggerated inflammatory responses in TB-IRIS patients.[66] However, recent studies have pointed out that the quantitative restoration of TB-specific CD4 T-cells is not a prerequisite for the development of TB-IRIS.[51,67] IRIS being increasingly reported among the non-HIV infected population following a period of immunosuppression points instead towards the common denominator of immunosuppression and the presence of an antigen irrespective of CD4 T cell levels. While the initiation of ART can lead to the restoration of various aspects of immune responses against TB, it is not a complete restoration. While the counts of CD4 T-cells increase upon ART initiation, the ratios of memory to naïve subsets are unbalanced. Thus, the functional restoration of the T cells is unbalanced and eventually leads to a pathological disproportionate inflammatory response.[68] In an earlier study, we had demonstrated that the PLWH who develop TB-IRIS had higher Th1 responses to M. tuberculosis antigens before they started ART and that these responses were augmented after initiation of ART.[15] Several other studies have similarly evaluated the cellular immune responses by measuring the protein levels of IFN-γ and other Th1 related factors including IL-2 and TNF.[69,70] A large study showing that the TB-IRIS patients had a significantly higher proportion of TB-specific IFN-γ, IL-2 and TNF secreting CD4+ T cells than that controls, demonstrating the key role of Th1 immune responses in TB-IRIS.[69] Interestingly, while they showed high levels of polyfunctional CD4 T-cell responses and IL-6 levels among the TB-IRIS patients, the non-IRIS controls also had a similar increase in CD4 T-cell responses while the IL-6 levels were low upon ART initiation. This supports the notion that the outcomes in TB-infected PLWH starting ART depend on the interactions of cellular immunity with the other arms of immunity.

Role of innate immunity

Studies have suggested a role of myeloid cells in the initial stages of the TB-IRIS pathogenesis.[71,72] Transcriptional profiling of peripheral CD14+CD16+ monocytes isolated from TB-IRIS patients and non-IRIS patients demonstrated a differential abundance of genes associated with complement system and pattern recognition receptors in TB-IRIS cases. Interestingly, evaluation f the complement system in the pathogenesis of TB-IRIS showed that levels of C1q and C1-inhibitor of the classical pathway to be significantly high at baseline and the balance of their ratio varied significantly at 2 weeks after initiation of ART aligning with the onset of TB-IRIS at, which indicate a potential role for these factors [71,72] Various studies have documented the increased levels of monocyte activation markers such as plasma sCD14 and sCD163.[52,73] Furthermore, among the TB-IRIS patients, the frequency of CD14++CD16- monocytes was significantly higher and they had high expression of CD163, a activation marker, known to be associated with pro-inflammatory marker levels.[73]
The roles of NK cells and invariant NK (iNKT) cells have also been implicated in the pathogenesis of TB-IRIS. A study from the Cambodian cohort showed a significantly higher baseline NK cell degranulation capacity among the patients who developed TB-IRIS, suggesting that the NK-degranulation levels could be used to identify patients with a higher risk of TB-IRIS.[74] An interesting microarray-based study from South Africa implicates the granule exocytosis pathway in the pathophysiology of TB-IRIS. The study demonstrated an abundance of perforin and granzyme B transcripts. The study reported significantly higher proportions of iNKT cells in TB-IRIS patients attributed to the high levels of perforin observed.[75] The authors in their recent study had demonstrated an increased iNKT cell frequency being associated with the development of TB-IRIS and that these cells were observed to be CD4+CD8- subset depleted and degranulated at the onset time of TB-IRIS.[76]
Three innate signalling pathways—TLR, TREM-1, and IL-1—were found to be dominant among patients with TB-IRIS in a longitudinal transcriptome profiling investigation. The findings from the transcriptomic data also correlated with the elevated concentrations of plasma cytokines in the TB-IRIS patients.[77] Inflammasomes are known to be the significant mediators of immune activation leading to activation of innate cytokines like IL-18.
We had earlier demonstrated the association of elevated activated casp1 in monocytes before ART initiation with the development of TB-IRIS. Seeing that Inflammasomes are the activators of casp1, we investigated the relationship between the markers of inflammasome activation and the development of TB-IRIS and found that TB-IRIS was associated with the upregulation of genes encoding components of inflammasomes such as NLRP3 and AIM2. Based on the findings, we documented that the activity of inflammasome was over activated in patients developing TB-IRIS upon ART initiation. We also demonstrated a correlation between high percentages of terminally differentiated NK cells and elevated IL-18Ra expression on CD4 T-cells and NK cells with the onset of TB-IRIS.[78] Figure 2 shows the proposed model of inflammasome-mediated pathogenesis of TB-IRIS. IL-18 has been suggested as the potential biomarker for predicting TB-IRIS, which highlight the important role of inflammasomes such as NLRP3 and AIM2 in the pathogenesis of TB-IRIS.[51,78,79] A recently study found when investigating the distribution of SNPs of inflammasome genes, the proinflammatory cytokine profiles and their impact on the onset of TB-IRIS and association between the C/T genotype and carrier-T in the AIM2 polymorphism with the increased risk of TB-IRIS.[54]
A study involving a cohort of PLWH from South Africa demonstrated an association of TBM-IRIS with high neutrophil counts in CSF and increased expression of neutrophil mediators suggesting a role of neutrophils in the pathogenesis.[83,84]
IL-1 activated by the inflammasome is known to induce neutrophil chemotaxis leading to infiltration at the site of TB-IRIS. Studies have demonstrated increased blood levels of neutrophils, human neutrophil peptides, and upregulated neutrophil activation gene transcripts being associated with TB-IRIS, thereby underscoring the importance of neutrophils in the pathogenesis of TB-IRIS.[79,85,86] Furthermore, in TB-IRIS patients there have been reports elevated levels of matrix metalloproteinases (MMP) and endopeptidases and studies have shown that neutrophils drive the MMP section, which also highlight the significant role of neutrophils.[16,49,84,87]

Role of adaptive immune activation

Though the immunopathogenesis of TB-IRIS is mainly centered around the adaptive immune responses, characterized by the functional expansion of TB-specific T-cells ultimately leading to hypercytokinaemia, they contribute to amplifying the early pathogenesis caused by the innate immune arm as discussed earlier.[3]
In one of our earlier studies, we demonstrated increased proportions of CD4+ and CD3+CD4- T-cells reactive with TB antigens in PLWH who developed TB-IRIS during the first 6 weeks of ART initiation. We also found increased levels of IFN-g and CXCL10 in supernatants of PBMC cultures stimulated with TB-specific antigens in TB-IRIS patients. Our findings reinstate that the PLWH who develop TB-IRIS have increased Th1 responses to TB antigens before they start ART and these responses are augmented upon initiation of ART.[15]
Based on the frequent occurrence of TB-IRIS among lymphopenic patients upon starting ART, lymphopenia-induced T-cell homeostatic mechanisms and altered regulatory mechanisms are implicated in the immunopathogenesis of TB-IRIS. A study testing this hypothesis reported a predominance for highly activated PD-1+ HLA-DR+ and Ki67+CD4+ T-cells predominance before and during TB-IRIS among the patients who developed TB-IRIS. [64] Though a few studies have implicated the role of impaired regulatory T-cells in uncontrolled inflammatory responses, several studies have documented increases in the number of Treg cells with reduced functionality in TB-IRIS patients.[64,88,89,90,91] Interestingly, there are conflicting reports on the kinetics of the number of Treg cells upon reconstitution thereby calling for further detailed studies to explore the role of Treg cells in TB-IRIS.[66,91]
A recent study analysing the phenotypic landscape of T-cells in PLWH with active TB initiating ART confirmed that TB-IRIS patients demonstrated prominent CD4+ lymphopenia before ART initiation. They also showed that among TB-IRIS patients there are increased T-cell activation, proliferation and cytotoxicity induced by ART.[56]
Leukocyte chomotaxis is considered to play a role in the immunopathogenesis of TB-IRIS based on evidence from other forms of IRIS like progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) lesions IRIS. These PML lesions contained high percentages of CCR5+ cells, suggesting that chemokine receptors are involved in lymphocyte migration and ensuing pathology.[92] Interestingly, we also demonstrated an increased proportion of CCR5+CD4+ T-cells in TB-IRIS patients when compared to the non-TB-IRIS group.[15] A recent study from South India has shown that differential expression of CXCR3 and CCR6 on effector and memory CD4+ T-cells was associated with TB-IRIS development in PLWH initiating ART. Expansion and functional restoration of central memory CD4 T-cells and corresponding cytokines after ART initiation in TB-IRIS patients highlight the arterial role of CD4+ T-cell subsets in the immunopathogenesis of TB-IRIS.[93]
Thus, the immunopathogenesis of TB-IRIS involves a synergistic coupling of innate and adaptive arms of the immune system. Several predisposition factors for IRIS identified such as the low baseline CD4 count can tip the balance towards unwanted negative effects of immune reconstitution upon initiation of ART by PLWH with active TB. Inflammasome activation, the release of antigenic contents and stimulation of TLR could promote TB-specific T-cell proliferation, generation of inflammatory cytokines and chemokines, and recruitment of more immune cells to the site of inflammation. Hypercytokinemia and inflammation could cause tissue damage further augmented by MMP release and matrix degradation. Host genetics also plays a major role in these pathological processes.

Unmasking TB-IRIS

The immune mechanisms underlying unmasking TB-IRIS are similar to that of paradoxical TB-IRIS wherein exaggerated inflammatory immune responses occur following a rapid immune restoration.[94] A study in unmasking TB-IRIS demonstrated a distorted balance of T-cell phenotypes and expansion of TB-specific Th1 responses only upon resolution of IRIS symptoms.[95] indicating that the associated immunopathology differs from that of paradoxical TB-IRIS. A study analysing the transcriptomic profile of tuberculin skin test (TST) biopsies of unmasking TB-IRIS patients showed that even after recovery of CD4 counts these exaggerated immune responses persisted and were characterized by reduced IL-10 levels. The study also found association of Th2 responses with an increased transcriptional expression of interferon regulatory factor 4 (IRF4).[96] The role of innate immune responses in unmasking TB-IRIS has also been implicated based on increased activation of NK cells and elevated levels of CRP and IL-8 in plasma were observed in unmasking TB-IRIS patients.[58] Further detailed immunological studies are required to elucidate the immune mechanisms behind unmasking TB-IRIS to predict, diagnose and effectively manage this condition.

Prevention and management of TB-IRIS

A clinical trial investigating the effects of low-dose prednisone as a prophylaxis for people at risk showed a lower incidence of paradoxical TB-IRIS than placebo and no increased risk of other opportunistic infections and cancers were observed.[97] Statins are considered to be potential candidates for prophylactic management of TB-IRIS based on animal model studies and they are commonly prescribed among PLWH to lower their cholesterol levels and are not associated with adverse effects.[98,99] The time of ART commencement is a critical risk factor for the development and severity of paradoxical risk in TB patients with HIV, with studies revealing a larger than a two-fold increased risk of TB-IRIS in case of early ART initiation. [100,101,102]
For the management of paradoxical TB-IRIS, corticosteroids remain the mainstay first-line therapy with prednisone on a tapered dose over four weeks. A randomized clinical trial from South Africa demonstrated that the administration of prednisone improved the symptoms and quality of life indicators while reducing the requirements for prolonged hospital admissions. [103] Other alternatives such as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and immunomodulators like thalidomide, TNF-alpha inhibitors, IL-6 blockers have been used for treatment and reported sporadically but yet to be validated in randomized clinical trials.[12]
For PLWH initiating ART, prophylactic TB treatment for PLWH initiating ART with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and isoniazid/pyridoxine is recommended by the WHO.[104] This prophylaxis aims at treating latent TB and thereby preventing the reactivation of TB among those with severe immunosuppression.[105] Evidence from a multi-site clinical trial in Africa has demonstrated lesser unmasking TB-IRIS events and deaths in PLWH on this combined prophylactic therapy as compared with standard prophylaxis.[106]
Treatment strategies are not well developed and evaluated for unmasked TB-IRIS. In severe cases of unmasking TB-IRIS, while earlier studies recommended withdrawal, a recent study suggest continuing the ART.[11,107]

COVID-19 and TB-IRIS

About 20% of the patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 can present as severe viral pneumonia progressing to acute respiratory distress syndrome with critical outcomes.[108,109] It has been evident that hyperinflammation caused by SARS-CoV-2-induced immunopathology, characterized by elevated levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines, lymphopenia and neutrophilia leads to these clinical manifestations.[110] Though severe COVID-19 is a complication associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection, there remain features such as the exaggerated inflammatory responses and the immunopathology in infected tissues thereby drawing a similarity between its presentation and that of the TB-IRIS. Interestingly, the similarities between COVID-19 and TB-IRIS go on to include the number of days to onset of clinical manifestations, biomarkers linked to a higher risk of disease and death, elevated plasma levels of cytokines and chemokines and the interplay of innate and adaptive immune mechanisms.[111]
Treatment strategies in both these conditions focus mainly on the suppression of inflammatory responses. In the prevention and treatment of TB-IRIS and managing COVID-19, corticosteroid therapy has been observed to be only partially effective. [97,112] While treatment strategies targeting pro-inflammatory cytokines like IL-6 were studied to be effective in TB-IRIS patients, there is no evidence of IL-6 inhibitors being effective against severe COVID-19. [3,113] Alternatively, anti-inflammatory treatment for TB-IRIS as well as severe COVID-19 could evaluate the possible role of IL-18 inhibition based on the central role of IL-18 in the immunopathogenesis of both these conditions and preliminary findings.[111,114] It is interesting to note that just like TB in HIV patients, COVID-19 in immunocompromised patients can also lead to immune reconstitution syndrome presentations.[115,116]

Future directions and summary

In HIV/TB coinfected patients starting ART, TB-IRIS continues to be a source of morbidity and mortality. Though we now have significant insights on the immunopathogenesis, a clear understanding of the underlying mechanisms and identification of a sensitive and specific diagnostic markers are still pending. This calls for a multi-omic approach exploiting the recent technologies to better elucidate the immune mechanisms. Further structured clinical trials are required to optimize the prevention and management strategies for better outcomes.

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Figure 1. Schematic representation of HIV/TB-immune reconstitution inflammatory disease. Following the initiation of anti-retroviral treatment (ART), some individuals with HIV and active TB disease display strong immune activation resulting in new or recurrent TB symptoms referred to as paradoxical TB-IRIS.[11,31] Paradoxical TB-IRIS usually develops during the first 4 weeks of ART and results in the flaring up of TB symptoms such as new infiltrate, serous effusions, worsening of existing lesions, and soft tissue abscesses.[32] Unmasking TB-IRIS represents a subcategory of ART-associated TB observed in patients with undiagnosed or subclinical TB before initiation of ART. In unmasking TB-IRIS, a subclinical TB infection remains undiagnosed until ART-induced immune reconstitution elicits an exaggerated presentation of the disease.[34,35] Unmasking TB-IRIS usually occurs within three months of starting ART with high levels of clinical manifestations including lymphadenitis, abscess, and respiratory failure.[36].
Figure 1. Schematic representation of HIV/TB-immune reconstitution inflammatory disease. Following the initiation of anti-retroviral treatment (ART), some individuals with HIV and active TB disease display strong immune activation resulting in new or recurrent TB symptoms referred to as paradoxical TB-IRIS.[11,31] Paradoxical TB-IRIS usually develops during the first 4 weeks of ART and results in the flaring up of TB symptoms such as new infiltrate, serous effusions, worsening of existing lesions, and soft tissue abscesses.[32] Unmasking TB-IRIS represents a subcategory of ART-associated TB observed in patients with undiagnosed or subclinical TB before initiation of ART. In unmasking TB-IRIS, a subclinical TB infection remains undiagnosed until ART-induced immune reconstitution elicits an exaggerated presentation of the disease.[34,35] Unmasking TB-IRIS usually occurs within three months of starting ART with high levels of clinical manifestations including lymphadenitis, abscess, and respiratory failure.[36].
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Figure 2. Proposed model of inflammasome-mediated pathogenesis of TB-IRIS. (1-2) In a microenvironment with low levels of IFN-γ, MTB escape monocyte/macrophage bactericidal effectors by interfering with phagosome-lysosome fusion [80] survive and continue to replicate intracellularly [81] leading to mitochondrial stress.[82] (3) Accumulation of intracellular MTB and release of mtDNA leads to NLRP3 and AIM2 inflammasome assembly followed by activation of casp1. (4-5) IL-18 is a potent pro-inflammatory cytokine that is initially synthesized as an inactive form (pro-IL18) requiring processing by casp1 to assume activity. (6-9) As well as processing IL-18, casp1 also facilitates an inflammatory form of programmed cell death termed pyroptosis, leading to egress of mtDNA into the systemic circulation, feeding back to amplify inflammatory responses. (10) IFN-γ and NO negatively regulate NLRP3 and AIM2. .
Figure 2. Proposed model of inflammasome-mediated pathogenesis of TB-IRIS. (1-2) In a microenvironment with low levels of IFN-γ, MTB escape monocyte/macrophage bactericidal effectors by interfering with phagosome-lysosome fusion [80] survive and continue to replicate intracellularly [81] leading to mitochondrial stress.[82] (3) Accumulation of intracellular MTB and release of mtDNA leads to NLRP3 and AIM2 inflammasome assembly followed by activation of casp1. (4-5) IL-18 is a potent pro-inflammatory cytokine that is initially synthesized as an inactive form (pro-IL18) requiring processing by casp1 to assume activity. (6-9) As well as processing IL-18, casp1 also facilitates an inflammatory form of programmed cell death termed pyroptosis, leading to egress of mtDNA into the systemic circulation, feeding back to amplify inflammatory responses. (10) IFN-γ and NO negatively regulate NLRP3 and AIM2. .
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